Vice President of Uruguay

The vice president of Uruguay is the person with the second highest position in the executive branch of the Uruguayan government, after the President of Uruguay. The Vice President replaces the elected President in case of his death or absence. The vice president is also an officer in the legislative branch, as president of the Chamber of Senators and of the General Assembly.

The current Vice President is Carolina Cosse, who took office on March 1, 2025.

List of vice presidents of Uruguay

No.PortraitNameTerm of office Politicalparty Elections PresidentNotesStartEnd 1Alfredo Navarro(1868–1951) 18 May 1934 19 June 1938Colorado —Gabriel Terra Elected by the 3rd National Constituent Convention. 2César Charlone(1895–1973) 19 June 1938 1 March 1943Colorado1938Alfredo Baldomir  3Alberto Guani(1877–1956) 1 March 1943 1 March 1947Colorado1942Juan José de Amézaga  4100pxLuis Batlle Berres(1897–1964) 1 March 1947 2 August 1947Colorado1946Tomás Berreta Assumed the presidency after the death of Tomás Berreta. 5 100px Alfeo Brum(1898–1972) 2 August 1947 1 March 1951Colorado —Luis Batlle Berres Assumed the Vice Presidency as first senator of the most voted party. 1 March 1951 1 March 1952Colorado1950Andrés Martínez Trueba The post of President and Vice President were replaced by the National Council of Government. colspan=8 National Council of Government  6100pxJorge Pacheco Areco(1920–1998) 1 March 1967 6 December 1967Colorado1966Óscar Diego Gestido Assumed the presidency after the death of Óscar Diego Gestido. 7100pxAlberto Abdala(1920–1986) 6 December 1967 1 March 1972Colorado —Jorge Pacheco Areco Assumed the Vice Presidency as first senator of the most voted party. 8100pxJorge Sapelli(1926–1996) 1 March 1972 27 June 1973Colorado1971Juan María Bordaberry Ousted from office by a coup d'état. colspan=8 Civic-military dictatorship  9Enrique Tarigo(1927–2002) 1 March 1985 1 March 1990Colorado1984Julio María Sanguinetti  10Gonzalo Aguirre(1940–2021) 1 March 1990 1 March 1995National1989Luis Alberto Lacalle  11Hugo Batalla(1926–1998) 1 March 1995 3 October 1998Colorado1994Julio María Sanguinetti Died in office. 12100pxHugo Fernández Faingold(1947–) 3 October 1998 1 March 2000Colorado — Assumed the Vice Presidency as first senator of the most voted party. 13100pxLuis Hierro López(1947–) 1 March 2000 1 March 2005Colorado1999Jorge Batlle  14100pxRodolfo Nin Novoa(1948–) 1 March 2005 1 March 2010Broad Front2004Tabaré Vázquez  15100pxDanilo Astori(1940–) 1 March 2010 1 March 2015Broad Front2009José Mujica  16100pxRaúl Fernando Sendic(1962–) 1 March 2015 13 September 2017Broad Front2014Tabaré Vázquez Resigned. 17100pxLucía Topolansky(1944–) 13 September 2017 1 March 2020 Broad Front — Assumed the Vice Presidency as second senator of the most voted party, as the first senator of the most voted party, José Mujica, can only be President or Vice President until 5 years after his term ends. 18100pxBeatriz Argimón(1961–) 1 March 2020  1 March 2025National2019Luis Lacalle Pou Became the first woman elected to this position. 19100pxCarolina Cosse(1961–) 1 March 2025 IncumbentBroad Front2024Yamandú Orsi 

 Living former vice presidents 

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